Best in chains

Restaurants & Institutions (www.rimag.com) has announced the winners of its 27th annual Consumers’ Choice in Chains study.

In the study, more than 3,100 consumers rated more than 120 chain restaurants on eight customer satisfaction attributes: food quality, menu variety, value, service, atmosphere, cleanliness, reputation and convenience. Winners were ranked as platinum, gold or silver winners in 13 menu categories. Those restaurants with San Antonio area stores are in bold:

BURGERS:

Culver’s — Platinum

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers — Gold

In-N-Out Burger — Silver

CAFETERIA/BUFFET:

Sweet Tomatoes — Platinum

Golden Corral Steak Buffet & Bakery — Gold

Ryan’s Grill, Buffet & Bakery — Silver

CASUAL DINING:

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro — Platinum

The Cheesecake Factory — Gold

California Pizza Kitchen — Silver

CHICKEN:

Chick-fil-A — Platinum

El Pollo Loco — Gold

Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits — Silver

COFFEE/SNACKS:

Starbucks Coffee — Platinum

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts — Gold

Tim Horton’s — Silver

FAMILY DINING:

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store — Platinum

Bob Evan’s — Gold

Mimi’s Cafe — Silver

ITALIAN:

Olive Garden — Platinum

Carrabba’s Italian Grill — Gold

Buca di Beppo — Silver

MEXICAN:

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill — Platinum

On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina — Gold

Chipotle Mexican Grill — Silver

PIZZA:

Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N Bake Pizza — Platinum

Pizza Hut — Gold

CiCi’s Pizza — Silver

SANDWICH:

Panera Bread — Platinum

Jason’s Deli Gold

Subway Silver

SEAFOOD:

Red Lobster — Platinum

Joe’s Crab Shack — Gold

Captain D’s — Silver

STEAKHOUSE:

Outback Steakhouse — Platinum

LongHorn Steakhouse — Gold

Famous Dave’s — Silver

TREATS:

Cold Stone Creamery — Platinum

Haagen-Dazs — Gold

Jamba Juice — Silver

Papa Murphy’s opens Wednesday at 10722 Potranco Road, while Panera is planning to open later this year.